An index in the University Archives of the titles of the speeches which gives an idea of the 19th century studies. E-mail archives@brown.edu for list.

Other student life possibilities

Collections of student diaries, 1930s to 1920s (MS-1R-1) and student poems, 1790s to 1880s (MS-1R-3) give insight into student life. Of particular interest, the letters of future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Evans Hughes and future Brown president William H.P. Faunce.

Student / Alumni / Faculty Biographies

A collection of over one-hundred scrapbooks kept by faculty, students and alumni during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Most contain newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, and a wide variety of ephemera.

Student Publications

An abbreviated list of publications by Brown University students.

Brunonian (1829-1831; 1868-1918) The Brunonian, the first student publication, appeared in July 1829. The title, Brunonian, was used from time to time by other publications, including a rival publication to the Brown Paper in 1866, a publication of Delta Upsilon in the late 1930s, a publication of Alpha Delta Phi in 1963, and the only issue of “a university publication prepared for all Brown alumni in military service” in August 1944.

Sepiad (1901-1932) Sepiad was the literary magazine of the Women’s College, which first appeared in April 1901, brought forth by the efforts of Florence Rafter ’01, the first editor, Jessie Wheeler ’01, and Grace Jones ’01.

Dust (1934) Dust was a short-lived student publication of two issues only in January and May of 1934, described in the first issue as “an experiment printed by the editors under the tutelage of E. A. Johnson Printing Company.

Observer (1949) The Observer was described as a “fortnightly publication by the students of Brown University with the cooperation of the English Department and the approval of the Committee on Student Activities” when it first appeared on January 17, 1949.

Issues (1971-2009?) Issues came out for the first time on January 4, 1971, a fourteen page journal featuring the new curriculum and resistance to the Vietnam war and including an article by William Stringfellow and a sermon by Daniel Berrigan. Synecdoche, a small press and literary magazine, took over Issues Magazine in the 2010s.